Pain Management After Forefoot Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of transdermal fentanyl to placebo both administered together with peroral nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) and paracetamol in treatment of postoperative pain after hallux valgus or hallux rigidus surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Turku University Hospital
• Treatments: Fentanyl

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• unilateral hallux valgus or hallux rigidus surgery

• 18-75 yrs old

• ASA I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous history of intolerance to the study drug

• history of alcoholism

• drug abuse

• psychological or other emotional problems that are likely to invalidate informed consent

• sleep apnoea

• BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2